奉令承教 — “To dutifully obey commands and accept instructions”

奉令承教 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to dutifully obey commands and accept instructions”. To act entirely according to someone's orders or intentions. Literally, “Obey orders and accept instructions”.

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奉令承教 Pronunciation and Pinyin

奉令承教 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order

Character	Pinyin	Strokes	Meaning
奉	fèng	8	respectfully offer or uphold
令	lìng	5	order, cause, make, season
承	chéng	8	to bear, receive, or continue
教	jiào	11	teach, instruct, cause, religion

Example Sentence with 奉令承教

在新的项目开始时，团队成员都表示会奉令承教，全力以赴完成任务。

When the new project started, all team members expressed their commitment to follow instructions and dedicate themselves to completing the task.

Origin and Story of 奉令承教

During the Warring States period, King Zhaoxiang of the Yan state highly esteemed and entrusted General Yue Yi. Under Yue Yi's command, the Yan army conquered more than 70 cities of the Qi state and besieged the Qi forces for five long years.

However, after King Zhaoxiang passed away, his successor, King Hui of Yan, fell victim to Qi's counter-espionage tactics. He replaced Yue Yi with General Qi Jie. Feeling betrayed, Yue Yi subsequently fled to the state of Zhao.

Later, after Qi Jie's forces suffered a major defeat, King Hui of Yan sent an envoy to invite Yue Yi to return and resume his command.

Yue Yi, in his reply, stated that he had '奉令承教' (obeyed orders and carried out instructions) and had already fulfilled his mission, thus he would not return to Yan.